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Racism is a Threat to Public Health

“Racism is a serious public health threat that directly affects the well-being of millions of Americans.” –Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, Director, CDC The COVID-19 pandemic has made it impossible to ignore how centuries of structural racism have created deep disparities in health outcomes for minority communities. This month, the Center for Disease Control and […]

Published on April 22, 2021
Protecting Parents: California’s Pregnancy and Parental Leave Laws

Bringing and nurturing new life into this world is a time filled with joy and excitement. In California, we have some of the country’s strongest employment leave laws that support and protect parents taking care of their newborns as well as parents welcoming children home through adoption and foster care. The Pregnancy Disability Leave Law […]

Published on April 8, 2021
Stop Asian Hate

Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have faced a surge of violent attacks, harassment, and hate crimes since the start of the pandemic – especially after President Trump called Covid-19 “the China virus” last March. But racism against the AAPI community has a long history in the United States, spanning back generations. Anti-Asian sentiment, both subtle […]

Published on April 1, 2021
Equal Pay for All Women

Equal Pay Day is a symbolic day of awareness of the gender pay gap that continues to wrongfully persist. This day is recognized in many countries throughout the world. Not only does it bring awareness to the severity and scale of gender discrimination, but it challenges us as a society to do better for gender […]

Published on March 24, 2021
Federal District Court Blocks Executive Order’s Ban on Anti-Discrimination Training

On December 22, 2020, a federal district court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Trump’s Executive Order 13950 — Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, affirming that prohibiting anti-racism and anti-discrimination workplace training may be a violation of the First Amendment. This injunction comes Santa Cruz Lesbian and Gay Community Center, et al. v. Donald […]

Published on January 21, 2021
Black Lives Matter, Including at Work

Workers of color continue to be discriminated against. These 4 California Laws may aid the pursuit of justice and healing.

Published on November 14, 2020
Remembering Justice Ginsburg, Looking Forward

The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg transcended her position as a United States Supreme Court Justice to a national icon. Justice Ginsburg dedicated her career to advancing the law toward gender equality whether she was arguing before the highest court or seated on the other side of the bench. Her gently spoken yet fiery legal […]

Published on November 14, 2020
Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month

September 15 through October 15 marks Latinx Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions to American society of those whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson initiated the national observance of Hispanic Heritage week and it was expanded to a […]

Published on September 16, 2020

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